Pitch: 5 - Normal
Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny
Sri Lanka XI:
D.S.B.P.Kuruppu (wk)
S.T.Jayasuriya SLA
A.P.Gurusinha RM
M.S.Atapattu
P.A.de Silva OB
A.Ranatunga (c) RM
E.A.R.de Silva
R.J.Ratnayake RFM
C.P.H.Ramanayake RFM
G.P.Wickremasinghe RFM
K.P.J.Warnaweera OB
West Indies XI:
D.L.Haynes
P.V.Simmons RM
R.B.Richardson (c)
C.L.Hooper OB
C.A.Best
A.L.Logie
D.Williams (wk)
R.A.Harper OB
M.D.Marshall RF
C.E.L.Ambrose RF
W.K.M.Benjamin RF
Sri Lanka choose what looks a full strength lineup from a full complement of fit players, while West Indies have injury worries.
Veteran keeper Brendon Kuruppu, chosen as opener/keeper will be one to watch in his final season with World Cup selection up for grabs in a few months.
Lara and Adams are missing from the West Indies middle order, and how much this damages the visitors remains to be seen, particularly the loss of Lara given his early tour form.
Hard to pick a winner here with Sri Lanka often good in home conditions and the injuries weakening the visitors, maybe West Indies in a close one.
Brian Lara is out injured for the first match of the T20 international series causing worry for the visitors
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